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Safe Containing Documents and Foreign Currency Seized in Cipete Corruption Raid

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Safe Containing Documents and Foreign Currency Seized in Cipete Corruption Raid
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Police officers secured a safe during a raid at Cafe De Clan in Cipete, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (8/7/2026).

The raid was carried out by officers from the General Crimes Directorate of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Direskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya) and the Anti-Money Laundering Task Force of the National Police Headquarters (Kortastipidkor Mabes Polri) at the de Clan Signature restaurant and Koinn Money Changer, both located on Jalan Cipete, Cilandak, South Jakarta.

During the search, police discovered a safe containing documents and sums of money in US dollars and Singapore dollars. According to the Head of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Public Relations Division, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, the raid was conducted as part of an investigation into three suspected corruption and money laundering cases in the South Jakarta area.

According to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, the search forms part of an investigation into several cases of alleged corruption, bribery, gratification and money laundering being handled through a joint investigation.

Evidence secured during the raid will be analysed to strengthen the case files for the matters currently under investigation.

Meanwhile, military personnel were seen standing guard at the residence of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, at Jalan Radio I Number 5, Keramat Pela, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on 8/7/2026. The security detail was deployed after the police team from Direskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya and Kortastipidkor Mabes Polri carried out the raid on the de Clan Signature restaurant and Koinn Money Changer on Jalan Cipete, Cilandak, South Jakarta.

There has been no official explanation from the authorities regarding any direct link between the raid in Cipete and the security presence at the Jampidsus’s residence.

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